Shrimp Welfare Project

What Shrimp Welfare Project does

Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) works to reduce the suffering of farmed shrimps, which it estimates number around 440 billion a year. It was founded in 2021 through the Charity Entrepreneurship incubation program, is registered as a charity in the UK, and describes itself as the first organization focused exclusively on the welfare of farmed shrimps.

Its flagship program, the Humane Slaughter Initiative, helps shrimp producers adopt electrical stunning so animals are rendered unconscious before slaughter; SWP supplies stunners at minimal or no cost and secures corporate commitments. According to Animal Charity Evaluators, SWP deployed four stunners in 2024 that together affect roughly 870 million shrimps a year. In India, its Sustainable Shrimp Farmers of India program works directly with farmers on water quality and stocking density, and SWP also presses producers and retailers to move to breeding stock that has not undergone eyestalk ablation. It engages retailers mainly in the UK and producers in countries including Vietnam, Honduras, Ecuador, Thailand and India.

ACE has named SWP a Recommended Charity every year since 2023. SWP's own estimate is that each dollar helps about 1,400 shrimps a year. US donors can give through SWP's donate page, Every.org, or ACE.

Key facts

• About 440 billion shrimps are farmed each year, per SWP (shrimpwelfareproject.org)
• 4 electrical stunners deployed in 2024, affecting an estimated 870M shrimps a year; 1.74B shrimps covered by pre-slaughter stunning commitments since 2024 (ACE review)
• SWP estimates each $1 donated helps about 1,400 shrimps per year (SWP donate page)
• 2024 revenue of $2.9 million (ACE review)

Before you give

• SWP's donate page states US contributions are tax-deductible and links to Every.org (a 501(c)(3), EIN 61-1913297), BrightFunds and Benevity for workplace giving.
• ACE accepts donations on SWP's behalf from US donors seeking a tax benefit (ACE tax-deductibility page).
• UK donors can add Gift Aid; Canadian donors can give via RC Forward for an official receipt (SWP donate page).